The National Administration of State Sanitary Works (OSE) resolved to exempt families displaced from their homes by the floods generated by the intense rains that seriously affected several departments of Uruguay.
The storms, the wind and the historic floods of some rivers such as the Saint Lucia boy and the Yi They generated significant floods with serious damage and consequences as a result. Due to this, more than 6,000 people are displaced from their homes, although the extent of the infrastructure damage cannot yet be precisely determined to make a precise diagnosis that allows determining the corresponding aid.
In this context, SBI resolved to exempt from payment of the drinking water and sanitation bills to the families who were displaced from their homes; while he decided to postpone the due dates of invoices from previous periods that they will be receiving to pay these days.
More help for the victims
The decision of SBI in favor of families affected by the floods is added to a series of benefits or aid that other state companies, state agencies and institutions have announced in recent days, in the same sense.
For example, the National Administration of State Electrical Power Plants and Transmissions (UTE) will apply a discount 10% for each consecutive day of service interruption, for all energy concepts and up to a maximum of 100% based on the previous month’s bill. In addition, the bonus extends the expiration of invoices for 60 days.
For his part, the Ministry of Development (Mides) authorized the application of a tripled load only time for those who were affected by the floods and have the Uruguay Social Card (TUS). Likewise, those who have Family Allowance Equity Plan but they did not have the card, they were given one with this triple charge.
The National Development Agency (ANDE) also joined the aid initiatives, in this case for affected micro, small and medium-sized businesses, through a line of credit with subsidized interest rateslower than those of the market and with longer grace periods.
Meanwhile he Republic Bank (BROU) also enabled a special line of social credits and for affected families, the amount of which will depend on the income of each family group and can be requested at any branch in the country.
Source: Ambito
